That’s a great point, we’ve been around the block so we’re less receptive to enshittification bullshit

My parents sent me a video from a Chinese “practice English” channel about the negatives of Kamala.

It was fucking insane, the channel was mostly “this is what you say at the doctor’s office”, “let’s practice ordering food”, and then hard conservative talking point videos casually thrown in. I’ve always told others that non-english speaking communities in America are especially prone to conservative radicalization because they’re so isolated from the general public.

I love them, but I was furious when I replied. It’s a little sad honestly, I’ve given up hope on them politically. Had to make it very clear that if they talk to me or our kids about politics we will not engage and will just leave.

He has the concepts of a plan

Holy shit I forgot about Stella “demon semen” Immanuel. Bruh this timeline.

That movie had no business being as good as it was.

I’d suggest using a plastic flosser so it’s not conductive, but this definitely breathed new life into my phone. It turns out battery lasts longer if it’s charging more consistently.

In a similar vein, rain now prompts thoughts of “oh fuck is there a leak anywhere?” Instead of enjoyment, haha…

Sheesh! What’s the difference between co-op vs condo for you?

In college there was a laundromat with a diner that served decent burgers. Was always a treat.

It’s worth pointing out the difference between condos and a co-op - here condos can be over 200k, which can be prohibive, whereas the buy-in for a co-op apartment is like 10k.

Co-ops are truly the way to go for housing.

I played so much nerts in college. I was terrible at it due to the frenetic rate of play, but it was fun. It’s the reason I have like 8 packs of playing cards haha.

Now that’s a bold and uninformed take.

I explained here, but that’s why I prefer using the right-hand-rule. Sometimes thinking about clockwise in strange frame of references hurts my little brain.

Oh God I hate those sneaky left-thread bastards lol.

It’s especially helpful when you’re looking at screws (or nuts!) from the back or any other weird frame of reference.

I use the right hand rule - ball up your fist with your thumb sticking out, and turning in the direction of your fingers curling will result in the screw going the rest your thumb points.

As others have said, every time this gets brought up, the counterpoint is that we already pay more for healthcare than other countries, and there is 0 response.

At some point it’s just old man yells at cloud.

Wife and I have both finished the book and absolutely loved it. Thanks again for the recommendation. Here’s to books 2 and 3!

When I’m senile? Ice cream sandwiches. I’d have forgotten I’m lactose intolerant, God be with the poor soul taking care of me.

I’m so glad that you posted this. I had a similar experience. My personal goal is to ask some things only twice, and then suck it up and move on.

The girl I dated in high school broke up with me when college started. A few years later, we were talking again, and we were in the friendship fog. I asked her out again, she said no. That also hurt like hell, but I told myself I’ve asked twice. Time to move on.

I actually recently found a journal entry from that night - “It feels like I am king of the friend zone with her, but holy shit it feels so good to have that cleared up, and now I know I have a solid friend who I don’t have to worry about dating potential”.

After that she was the first female friend who I didn’t constantly have a thought of “…but what if?”, and that was incredible.

Over 10 years later, she’s like a sister to me - she was my best ma’am at my wedding, and I was a bridesman at hers. (my wife likes to poke fun at the imbalance here, but we had a small wedding haha)